Harry Kane: Bright young Tottenham aces will save the club millions

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has blasted the “unsustainable” spending of Tottenham’s title rivals while Mauricio Pochettino is the only boss in the Premier League not to make a signing so far this summer.

Levy thinks the glut of kids coming through the academy means Pochettino won’t have to try to match the big spenders.

And Kane, who rose through the ranks at Spurs, reckons academy products like Cameron Carter-Vickers, Josh Onomah, Kyle Walker-Peters and Anthony Georgiou will be boosted by Levy’s words.

He said: “It helps them to hear that. It would have helped me to have that confidence from the chairman, the belief from him that they don’t need to buy other players.

“It’s the perfect situation. The young lads are there to make a chance and do the best they can.

“They are settling in great and are trying to express themselves. We have a great academy system at Spurs and anyone who comes up knows how we play, so they fit in very well.

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“It helps them to hear that. It would have helped me to have that confidence from the chairman, the belief from him that they don’t need to buy other players”

Tottenham star Harry Kane

“Are they ready? That’s down to the gaffer. But he has always had the philosophy that if you’re good enough to play you will play.

“So it’s down to the young lads to push in training and work as hard as they can, like I did when I was coming through.

“It’s about working hard and if they get that opportunity being ready to take it.”

Pochettino insists he is not casting envious glances at the spending by his Premier league rivals.

“I respect every philosophy and every way how another manager or club are doing,” said the Argentine. “We are Tottenham and we create our own philosophy, our own way.”

The Spurs boss fielded a blend of youth and experience in the 3-2 defeat to Roma in New Jersey on Tuesday night

And Kane admitted such occasions are the perfect opportunity for the next generation to catch their manager’s eye.

He added: “These are games that the gaffer is looking for who he can trust. When I was a young lad in these games you looked to take your chance and do the best you can.”

Kane is only 23 but loves being a role model for Tottenham’s starlets.

He added: “Obviously we spend a lot of time together so if they have questions or want to talk, ask about experiences then they do that.

“But it’s great for me having come through the system. I am able to give something back to them.

“I know what it’s like. But most of them know what to do. They know what the manager is like and what he wants. The main thing is just working hard.”